Review of The Children of Huang Shi (2008) by Jason P — 20 Jun 2008

Inspiring and eye opening at times, but it wasn't fantastic either. Definitely a movie to watch when there is nothing else.

This review of The Children of Huang Shi (2008) was written by Jason P on 20 Jun 2008.

The Children of Huang Shi has generally received positive reviews.

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By Liam Lacey (1,725) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 08 Aug 2016

One of those international co-productions full of good intentions and blandly polished results…

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By Leon B (942) on 07 Nov 2015

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By Ken Fox (1,094) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 16 Jan 2015

This formulaic adventure pays tribute to George Hogg, a true hero largely forgotten everywhere but China, where a statue of him now stands…

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By Thomas A (568) on 26 Feb 2013

Nicely cast and good looking historical drama about orphans in China that make a 700 mile journey to safety from the invading Japanese army…

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More insight into each character's motivation would have made for a deeper film. Yet the excellent cast does a good job with what they are given…

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By Tasha Robinson (753) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 20 Mar 2016

It's a polished, beautifully shot story, and it acknowledges the messiness of real life. But like real life, it's often baffling and frustrating…

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By Robert Koehler (477) for Variety (12,700) on 22 Dec 2011

Giving Jonathan Rhys Meyers the kind of manly yet paternal role Spencer Tracy once mastered, this carefully wrought international production…

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By Jean-Michel D (82) on 21 Jul 2012

Informative movies like this with a few spoonfuls on sentimentality are definitely worthwhile…

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By Jose S (190) on 27 Mar 2011

A really good film high-lighting an unsung hero of the results of Japanese atrocities on China in the 1940's…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 02 Feb 2016

Full of incident but nearly devoid of dramatic tension, The Children of Huang Shi is a based-on-fact saga that has lost much of its power on…

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